In The Press - Archive - 2009
December
29 December 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s celebrity supporter Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) discusses his experience with the disease in the Daily Mail.
28 December 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Head of Policy and Campaigns, Dr. Sarah Cant, comments on research which discussed the discovery of a molecule that appears to target tumours, and act against the disease in both its early and advanced stages. The comment featured in the Daily Telegraph, PA Newswire, the Daily Mail, the Scotland Herald, the Irish Independent, the Press and Journal and Top News.
15 December 2009
Dr Sarah Cant of The Prostate Cancer Charity comments in the Daily Mail on a study which says that the shock of being diagnosed with prostate cancer greatly increases the likelihood of a fatal heart attack.
9 December 2009
Dr Helen Rippon at The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on a study which states that drinking coffee may cut the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. The story appeared in The Independent, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, BBC News Online, Yahoo News UK and Rocket News.
8 December 2009
The Press Association uses The Prostate Cancer Charity’s comment on new research which suggests that screening men for prostate cancer using a standard blood test could save far more lives than was originally thought.
November
24 November 2009
Anna Borrini, Head of Partnerships at The Prostate Cancer Charity is interviewed on the Charity’s partnership with DVD rental company LoveFilm in Third Sector.
23 November 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s celebrity supporter, John Pickard, otherwise known as Hollyoaks’ Dom Reilly, is offering fans the chance to visit him on set and take part in a scene, to help raise funds for the Charity.
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18 November 2009
On Radio 4’s Midweek programme, Desmond Fforde, a former chief officer in the Merchant Navy, discussed his book, A Seaman’s Book of Sea Stories. They are the stories that inspired him to spend 23 years travelling the world in the Merchant Navy. A Seaman's Book of Sea Stories is published by Accent Press, with all profits going to The Prostate Cancer Charity.
16 November 2009
ITV’s This Morning ran a special feature on prostate cancer awareness and Movember. The Prostate Cancer Charity was represented by Phil Kissi, a Media Talker, who was on the sofa with Dr. Chris Steele discussing his experiences with prostate cancer. Jason Gardiner, a high profile supporter, chatted to men on the South Bank about their understanding of the disease.
9 November 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity features in an interview with Professor Ken Muir discussing prostate cancer, and highlighting the Movember campaign in The Metro.
3 November 2009
John Neate, Chief Executive of The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on the ‘legacy of neglect’ and the profile of prostate cancer on After Cancer, a web forum.
October
31 October 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity adds to a discussion in The Times on prostate cancer, commenting on whether or not certain foods can help prevent the cancer.
30 October 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity is mentioned in reference to Movember in GQ.
The Prostate Cancer Charity is mentioned in The Sun, as Page 3 girl Kelly backs Movember.
29 October 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research which suggests that men who have desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer than those who do not. The comment appeared in the Daily Mail.
28 October 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity was featured in The Times supplement on prostate cancer.
26 October 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments in several news forums after Andrew Lloyd Webber was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The comment appeared in the Daily Mirror, The Independent, The Irish Independent and The Daily Telegraph.
17 October 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity features in a discussion of moustaches in Britain, highlighting the Movember campaign, in The Times.
September
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s specialist nurse, Patricia Smith, wrote an article which included details of the Hampered by Hormones campaign, featured in the September/October 2009 issue of Nursing in Practice.
27 September 2009
Mike Hare, a long-time supporter of The Prostate Cancer Charity, was interviewed in the Sunday Express.
23 September 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research regarding the presence of a protein which may be used to predict survival from prostate cancer at diagnosis, in Nursing Times, BBC News Online.
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research into whether hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer can increase the risk of suffering heart problems by more than a quarter, in The Daily Telegraph.
The Prostate Cancer Charity features in the Daily Mirror in a feature on the Unite ByCycling partnership with The Tour of Britain.
22 September 2009
Footage from The Prostate Cancer Charity’s London Tour Ride is being shown on YouTube, and includes interviews with several celebrity supporters.
21 September 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research discussing whether new tests and treatments for prostate cancer could be on the horizon after the discovery of genetic code variants that triple the chances of developing the disease. The comment featured in the Press Association and The Daily Telegraph.
19 September 2009
BBC Radio Cornwall aired an interview with John Neate, chief executive of The Prostate Cancer Charity, and Douglas Gray, a media talker, discussing the research survey.
Two supporters of The Prostate Cancer Charity, running in the BUPA Great North Run, were interviewed on BBC News on Saturday night.
Highlights of The Prostate Cancer Charity London Tour Ride, including an interview with John Neate, Chief Executive of the Charity, were shown on ITV4.
Highlights of The Prostate Cancer Charity London Tour Ride was shown on London Tonight.
17 September 2009
Community Newswire featured Hollyoaks star John Pickard who put himself through the paces this weekend in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity.
11 September 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity's Specialist Support and Information Nurse, Suresh Rambaran, was interviewed on BBC London's Ethnic and Expatriats news programme about the relationship between different types of food and prostate cancer.
10 September 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research into a newly identified type of stem cell which may cause some cases of prostate cancer on BBC News Online and Reuters Health.
8 September 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research suggesting that prostate cancer may have a viral origin in The Times, the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman, The Guardian and BBC News Online.
1 September 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research debating whether or not hundreds of men with prostate cancer may have gone through the trauma of unnecessary surgery in the Daily Mail.
August
28 August 2009
Jonathan Waxman of The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on the medical issues surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber in The Times.
26 August 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research into the effectiveness of hormone therapy in the Daily Telegraph.
24 August 2009
In the London Evening Standard, The Prostate Cancer Charity’s specialist nurse, Suresh Ramabaran, comments on benign prostate hyperplasia, the condition which has forced the Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson to undergo prostate surgery.
10 August 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity was featured on the BBC World Service Health Check bulletin, focusing on African Caribbean perceptions and attitudes towards prostate cancer. The Charity's Specialist Support and Information Nurse, Suresh Rambaran, was interviewed along with celebrity supporter, Benjamin Zephaniah (writer of the Charity's play: De Botty Business) and Charity Media Talker, Phil Kissi.
4 August 2009
Caroline Rogers, a widow who lost her husband to prostate cancer, tells the story of his struggle with the disease in the Daily Mail. She focuses on the lack of knowledge about and access to the PSA test, and uses information supplied by The Prostate Cancer Charity to illuminate the issue.
July
27 July 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity gets involved in a discussion over the two-tier system of access to the PSA test. The story is featured on the Press Association, Yahoo News, Daily Mail Online, The Scotsman, Channel 4 News Online, Nursing in Practice, Virgin Media Online, AOL Online and the Press and Journal.
22 July 2009
Double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell OBE is urging the British public to get on their bikes to challenge themselves and raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity in the Mail Online and the Mirror Online.
16 July 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Tour of Britain are offering a number of ‘money can’t buy’ prizes for the 1000th entrant and the other fundraisers. The incentive scheme features in BikeBiz.com and ProCycling News.
14 July 2009
For his 60th birthday, Geoff Wright is planning on running up the highest mountain in Wales, to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity. His story is featured on Wales Online.
6 July 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s support of Ethnic Minority Awareness Week, which aims to inform people in the African Caribbean community about their increased risk of prostate cancer, is featured in Black Mental Health Online.
3 July 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on research into using high intensity sound waves to heat and destroy cancer cells. The Charity features on Saga Online, the Daily Telegraph, Men’s Health Online, Pakistan News and Asian Age.
The Prostate Cancer Charity is aiming to raise funds and increase awareness of the illness by auctioning bags on eBay that have been personalised by celebrities. The Charity features in Marketing Magazine.
2 July 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on research into a treatment for prostate cancer, which blasts the tumour with sound waves. The Charity was featured in the Daily Express, BBC News Online and the Mature Times.
June
19 June 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on a research study by the Mayo Clinic in the US, which shows high success rates in an experimental form of treatment for prostate cancer. The Charity’s Chief Executive was interviewed on BBC News 24 and was also featured on BBC News Online, the Press Association, the Daily Mail, The Times and the Daily Telegraph.
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on a new study which shows that a chemical found in green tea appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer. The comment was featured on BBC News Online.
15 June 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s latest donor appeal pack was featured in UK Fundraising magazine, due to it’s uniqueness and high success.
9 June 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Chief Executive, John Neate, was interviewed on Sky News about a method of treatment for prostate cancer using Ultrasound.
8 June 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on new research which shows that Glaswegian men are up to four times more likely to die from prostate cancer than in other parts of the country. The comment was featured in The Scotsman.
4 June 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity's Head of Community Fundraising, Claire Walsh, was interviewed by a number of radio stations across the country to inform people about Unite ByCycling - the Charity's cycling initiative in partnership with the Tour of Britain.
Radio stations included: Star FM, Juice FM, Alpha 103.2, Durham FM, Wire FM, Wish FM, Sunrise Radio, Leicester Sound and Northern Media Group (which spans across six local stations in Northern Ireland).
May
29 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity has joined partners with the ManBags Company to create a set of unique celebrity designed bags, which will be auctioned for the Charity. The initiative was featured in the Daily Mail Online, the London Evening Standard, Female First magazine, Male First magazine and The Force (official Star Wars magazine).
27 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s PR campaign for it’s first ever Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was featured across a two-page spread in PR Week. The article gave a summary of PR activity during the month and gave opinions from industry experts.
26 May 2009
A triathlete who has run, swum and cycled 1,681 miles (2705km) across five countries for The Prostate Cancer Charity after his father was diagnosed with the disease, was featured on BBC Wales.
22 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity announced it’s partnership with the Tour Of Britain, in the Unite ByCycling initiative. The announcement was featured on BBC Sports Online, Road Cycling UK and Cycling Weekly.
19 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on a new research study about a potential three-minute test to diagnose prostate cancer. The Charity's comment was featured in the Daily Mail, Daily Express, BBC Online, Scottish Herald and Channel 4 News Online.
13 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on a new research study about a potential marker for prostate cancer found in tiny bubbles of fat in urine. The Charity was featured on BBC News Online and Men’s Health Online.
9 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity's Specialist Support and Information nurse, Suresh Rambaran, was interviewed on BBC Radio West Midlands. Suresh discussed the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer and gave details of the Charity's Helpline number for those listening with any concerns.
8 May 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity was featured on BBC Radio Cornwall, where Charity supporter, Doug Gray, discussed the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer and shared his personal experience of the disease.
5 May 2009
The route of the 2009 Tour of Britain was unveiled and The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Chief Executive, John Neate, spoke about the Charity’s new partnership with The Tour of Britain. This was featured in British Cycling and The Scotsman.
April
27 April 2009
The Charity was featured on BBC News Online regarding a research study, which investigated links to taking cholesterol-lowering statins to maintaining a healthy prostate.
26 April 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on a research study which looked in the links between Vitamin D and the treatment of prostate cancer. The Charity was featured on BBC News Online.
24 April 2009
Matthew Bennett hopes to run, swim and cycle over 1,500 miles (2414km) across five countries for charity after his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Triathlete Matthew Bennett, 34, from Rossett, near Wrexham, plans to raise £250,000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity. This was featured in BBC Wales Tonight, BBC Wales Online, Daily Post North Wales, Marcher Sound Radio and Five Live.
The Jeremy Vine Show spoke to one of our supporters, Kevin Megson, about his experience of the disease and how The Prostate Cancer Charity has helped him. The programme mentioned the charity several times. This was broadcasted on BBC Radio 2.
21 April 2009
Hollyoaks are set to run for charity. Four Hollyoaks stars including Nicole Barber-Lane, who plays Myra McQueen is hoping to raise funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity as her dad had been diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. This was featured in ITN News, Channel 4 News Online, Yahoo News, Orange News, Community Newswire, UK Fundraising and Liverpool Daily Post
18 April 2009
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan will be donating proceeds to The Prostate Cancer Charity for his Artballing initiative, which was launched with an exclusive feature in the Daily Telegraph and ICC World Twenty20 2009.
17 April 2009
The Charity commented on a research study which looked at a new nanotechnology research study, which will explore the potential of a new treatment to heat and destroy prostate cancer cells. The Charity was featured in Daily Express, Daily Mail and The Telegraph.
The Prostate Cancer Charity has appointed Exposure to help develop a campaign to support its new initiative, Unite ByCycling. As part of the event, the Charity has become a sponsor of the Tour of Britain. The announcement was featured in PR Week and British Cycling.
March
28 March 2009
PR guru Max Clifford spoke to The Times about his experiences of prostate cancer, as well as his support for the Charity and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
25 March 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on a research study, which shows that a diet rich in omega-3 could prevent development of the disease. The Charity was featured in the Daily Express.
24 March 2009
The launch of The Prostate Cancer Charity’s partnership with The Tour of Britain, which is supported by celebrity ambassador, Neil Fox was featured in British Cycling, Cycling Weekly and Road Cycling UK.
22nd March 2009
Former England rugby star, Andy Ripley, was interviewed in the Daily Express about his personal experience of the disease and his support for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
19 March 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on government plans to review prostate cancer screening, following the announcement of a research study which shows that a screening programme could prevent 2,000 deaths per year. The Charity was featured in the Daily Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Independent, The Scotsman and The Herald.
14 March 2009
Veteran TV presenter, Peter Snow was featured in the Financial Times, explaining why he has decided to support The Prostate Cancer Charity.
13 March 2009
Rugby legend Andy Ripley spoke to the Mature Times about his personal experiences of prostate cancer and his work with the Charity.
11 March 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity's Early Day Motion for the It Matters campaign was featured on the UK Parliament website.
9 March 2009
Vivienne Francis, head of media and PR, The Prostate Cancer Charity was featured in Third Sector, describing a typical week of work at The Prostate Cancer Charity.
8 March 2009
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was featured on the Colourful website, with information about the Charity’s survey, which showed that 80% of people are unaware of the inequality of care for men with prostate cancer
3 March 2009
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was featured in Hello! the Reader’s Digest and Yours magazines. The articles highlighted the Charity’s campaign to spread the word about the disease.
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s chief executive was joined by celebrity supporters Max Clifford and Dave Prowse (of Darth Vader fame) in radio discussions about Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Stations included Kerrang Radio, Smooth FM, The Hits, Key 103, Kiss and many regional radio stations, including BBC Newcastle and BBC Leeds.
2 March 2009
The launch of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which highlights the “history of neglect” surrounding the disease was featured in The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Record.
February
27 February 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity's media talker, Phil Kissi, appeared live on GMTV to talk about Awareness Month and to urge people to be aware of the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer.
20 February 2009
The Charity’s information and statistics on prostate cancer were quoted in The Daily Telegraph.
18 February 2009
The Charity’s chief executive appeared on WRCB Television (USA) to discuss a new research study on a potential new biomarker for prostate cancer.
16 February 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s urban art exhibition Artists 11 was featured in the London Metro, Third Sector and The Evening Standard
15 February 2009
TV presenter Dan Snow was featured in Scotland on Sunday newspaper to discuss his work to raise awareness of prostate cancer during the Charity’s Awareness Month.
12 February 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on research which identifies a potential biomarker for prostate cancer found in urine. The Charity was featured in The Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph.
The Prostate Cancer Charity was also featured on ITV News at Ten. The Charity's chief executive John Neate was interviewed about the research.
11 February 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity commented on research into a more accurate test to check the progress of treatment for advanced prostate cancer. The Charity was featured in the Daily Mail and Channel Four News online.
The Prostate Cancer Charity was featured on Channel Four News online regarding a unique urban art exhibition, which raises awareness of the fact that 1 in 11 men will develop prostate cancer.
10 February 2009
The Glasgow Evening Times urged people across the city to lend their support to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by donating time, skills or funds.
February 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity's partnership with Marks and Spencer led to TV presenters Jon, Peter and Dan Snow posing in pants to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The story was featured in The Sun, The Daily Mirror, Channel 4 News, The Scotsman, Virgin News, PR Week and more than 30 regional newspapers.
January
20 January 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity contributed to a Daily Mail feature about the various treatments for prostate cancer and stressed the need for men to receive clear information.
January 2009
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s chief executive, John Neate, was interviewed by Professional Fundraising Magazine about his views on how charities can beat the recession.